Jayanti also features a stalactite cave known as the Mahakal cave. There is also a Mahakaal Temple in three adjacent caves. In the first cave there are idols of the Brahma-Vishnu-Maheshwar trinity, in the second there is one of Lord Shiva, and in the third, that of goddess Mahakali. The occasion of Shivaratri is celebrated each year with great fervour.
A two-hour trek takes one to the top of a hill where there is a Sati Temple.
The Jalpesh Shiva Temple is famous in North Bengal as a pilgrimage for Shiva worshippers. Legend has it that Raja Jalpesh of Pragjyotishpur, on a hunting expedition, discovered a Shivlinga in the first century AD. He enshrined it in a temple, which was destroyed by the ravages of time. Centuries later, in 1665, the present temple was commissioned by Raja Pran Narayan of Coch Behar. The structure bears traces of Muslim architecture.
On the temple street of Jalpaiguri stands tall the famous Jogomaya Kalibari - a famous temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. The temple is believed to be the abode of Maa Kali. The temple complex also houses a shrine of Baba Loknath. The deity is believed to be extremely powerful and divine. People flock to the temple in great numbers, especially during the Kali Puja time.
An old Shiva temple about 15 km from the town.
Pareshnath Hillis a nearby spot to Mukutmanipur marked by a number of ancient stone images of both Jain God Parswanath Swami and Hindu god Shiva from Mukutmanipur within a short distance is Ambikanagar, which is a historical and religious place for both Hindus and Jains.
Temples of Vairav Shiva and Ambika Devi are places of attraction. Ambikanagar is just 4 K.m. away and very important place for Jains. This place was ruled in the past by King Anatadhabole. The Jain culture was seen all over this place. It became a hamlet because of the flood in 1898.
In front court yard of the Hazarduari is this clock room, an ornamented replica of Hazarat Mohammed's tomb at Medina, which was built by Shiraj-ud-Daulah with specially imported Karbala clay.
Katra Mosque is about one and a half km from Murshidabad Railway Station on the Berhampore-Lalgola Road. This imposing structure was built by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan in 1723-24 and it remains one of the most important tourist attractions. The gorgeous building with its huge domes and high minarets has a simple cemetery of the Nawab below the front staircase.
Imambara : Parallel to the north face of the Hazarduari Palace, stands the Nizamat Imambara, built in 1847 AD. by Nawab Nazim Mansoor Ali Khan Feradun Jah, son of Humayun Jah, at a cost of more than 6 lacs, after the Imambara built by Siraj-ud-Doula had been destroyed by fire. It took only eleven months to construct this Imambara. The Imambara, which is the largest in Bengal, is perhaps the largest in India.
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